On Friday, November 16th, the three Dublin Youth for Sustainable Development groups held their first combined event in Third Space Smithfield.

This event was both to highlight European Week for Waste Reduction, and also to kick start ECO-UNESCO’s No time to Waste Youth Summit.

Learn more about the European Week for Waste Reduction here.

The No Time to Waste Youth Summit is a year long project that will see YSD groups from Ireland work with young people from Greece, Spain and Norway in Strucutred dialogue with local and national politicians and experts.

Friday’s event kick started this project by exploring the three SDGs that will be focused on throughout the year. They are Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and infrastructure, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production.